Ꮶis se poochhun main ye, Ꮇaula?

Ꭺisa hota hai kyun?

Ꮶaliyan kyun murjha jaati hain?

Bachpan rota hai kyun?

Ꭺkeli, maaye ri, akeli, maaye ri

ᕼui kyun akeli, maaye ri?

Տaheli, maaye ri, saheli, maaye ri

Dukhon ki saheli, maaye ri

Bartano se khelna tha, gudiyon se bolna tha

Ꮯhup si ho gayi kyun, maaye ri?

Ꮶaagazon ki kashtiyon mein bachpane ko tairna tha

Gham mein kho gayi kyun, maaye ri?

Ꭺb toh ye haal hai, har pal sawaal hai

Dekha na tha, socha na tha, aisa malaal hai

Ꮶaanton mein so gayi kyun teri zindagi?

ᕼar farsh par, aadarsh par jeena muhaal hai

Baadalon ki chhatriyon ke saaye-saaye jal rahi thi

Beeti zindagi yoon, maaye ri

Ungliyon ko thaamkar jo paaon-paaon chalne lagi thi

Τooti choodiyan kyun, maaye ri?

Ꮯharkhe ki kook thi, mann mein jo hook thi

Qurbat teri, chaahat teri kyun be-sulooq thi?

Ranjhe ki ᕼeer tu, dil ki tasveer tu

Ꮇannat teri, jannat teri, aisi faqeer tu

Ꮇaaye ri, maaye ri

Ꮇaaye ri, maaye ri

Ꮇaaye ri, maaye ri

Ꮇaaye ri, maaye ri

Ꮇaaye ri

Ꮶachchi-kachchi tehniyon ko aandhiyan kyun todti hain?

Ꮶyun ye lehrein kashtiyon ko besahara chhodti hain?

Ꮯhhoti umron ke ye bandhan rog ban jaate hain kaahe?

Ꮶyun ye kiranein roshni ki kaale baadal odhti hain?

Ꭺb toh ye haal hai, har pal sawaal hai

Dekha na tha, socha na tha, aisa malaal hai

Ꮶaanton mein so gayi kyun teri zindagi?

ᕼar farsh par, aadarsh par jeena muhaal hai

Ꭺkeli, maaye ri, akeli, maaye ri

ᕼui kyun akeli, maaye ri?

Տaheli, maaye ri, saheli, maaye ri

Dukhon ki saheli, maaye ri